Syria War Zones Keep Inspectors at Bay

10/28/2013 4:01PM

Syrian rebels engage in a heavy firefight with Assad forces in the northeastern city of Deir El-Zour, as security concerns slow the work of chemical weapons inspectors in the country. WSJ's world news update The Foreign Bureau tracks the story.

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